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(MPVA) and its second overall. The preliminary round began on August 11, 2024. This season will see two new teams: the Quezon Tangerines and Valenzuela Classy. The

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enter this season as defending champions.

Teams

This season features nine teams, including two expansion teams. The Valenzuela Classy was first announced on July 10, 2024 while the Quezon Tangerines were announced two weeks later on July 24. Of the eight teams that took part in the inaugural season, the Nasipit Lady Spikers are the only team that did not return to the league.

Venues

Preliminary round

The preliminary round began on August 11, 2024, with the opening gameday held at Strike Gymnasium in

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. The opening game that day is a rematch of last season's finals between the runner-up Negros Blue Hawks and the defending champion

in their home venue. The preliminary round will now utilize a double

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format, where each team will play two games against all other teams. Each team is expected to play sixteen games this season. Only the top four teams will advance to the final round, which is halved from the previous season's eight teams.

Pool standing procedure

* First, teams are ranked by the number of match points, wherein: ** Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser. ** Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser. * If the number of match points is tied, the tied teams are then ranked by match wins. * In case of any further ties, the following criteria shall be used: # Set ratio: number of sets won divided by number of sets lost. # Setpoint ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed. # Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question.

Standings

Match results

The team abbreviation in parentheses indicates the designated host team for that gameday.

Round 1

Round 2

Final round

In the semifinals, the top two teams will gain a

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over their opponents. The losers of the semifinals series will compete in a single bronze medal match while the winners compete in a

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finals series. If a team goes undefeated in the preliminary round, the final round will switch to a stepladder format similar to collegiate sports.

Bracket

Semifinals

(1) Quezon Tangerines vs. (4) Rizal St. Gerrard Charity Foundation

(2) Bacoor City Strikers vs. (3) Biñan Tatak Gel Volley Angels

Bronze Medal Match

Finals

Final standings

Awards and medalists

Individual awards

Medalists

Media coverage

This will be the season season in which games are aired on Media Pilipinas TV (MPTV) on television. The league will continue to stream all of the games on its social media channels.

References

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